Duke Ellington
Acting
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
Known for
Acting76
movieI Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieSoundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Self (archive footage)
Steve e il Duca
2024
Self (archival)
movieCharlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieDuke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Apollo
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
Self - Musician (archive footage)
movieThe Jazz Ambassadors
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieJazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieJazz Evolution
2008
Self - Piano
movieJazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
Self - Piano
movieAlice Babs - Swing It!
2007
Himself (archive footage)
movieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004
Self (archive footage)
moviePiano Blues
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieIt's Black Entertainment
2002
Self (archive footage)
tvJazz
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieMoments without Proper Names
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieBlack Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieAnatomy of a Murder
1959
Pie Eye (uncredited)
tvDiscorama
1959
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self - Guest
movieJazz Ball
1956
Self (archive footage)
tvBambi
1948
Self
movieCabin in the Sky
1943
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
movieReveille with Beverly
1943
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
movieJam Session
1942
Self - Piano
movieBli-Blip
1942
Himself
movieBirth of the Blues
1941
Self (archive footage)
movieHot Chocolate
1941
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Hit Parade
1937
Duke Ellington
movieBelle of the Nineties
1934
Piano Player
movieMany Happy Returns
1934
Piano Player (uncredited)
movieMurder at the Vanities
1934
Duke Ellington
movieCheck and Double Check
1930
Orchestra Leader
movieBlack and Tan
1929
Duke Ellington
Sound20
movieOnly the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026
Music, Musician
movieSo Long
2012
Original Music Composer
movieMisanthrope
1987
Original Music Composer
movieChange of Mind
1969
Original Music Composer
movieAssault on a Queen
1966
Original Music Composer
movieParis Blues
1961
Original Music Composer
movieAnatomy of a Murder
1959
Original Music Composer
movieThe Vampire
1945
Music
movieSymphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
Original Music Composer
